Pierre Ghestem
Encyclopedia
Pierre Ghestem was a French
bridge
and checkers
player. In 1947 he became the world champion in checkers. In bridge, he was a WBF Grand Master and won the World Team Olympiad
in 1960 and Bermuda Bowl
in 1956 as a member of the French bridge team, as well as European titles in 1953, 1955, 1962, and second places in 1956 and 1961.
In his early years Ghestem also played chess
, and made it to the fourth position in the 1944 Chess Championship of North France.
In bridge, Pierre Ghestem is well-known for his contributions to the theory of bidding. He was the author of Ghestem convention
two-suiter bids, and has significantly contributed to the theory of relay systems. He authored and played the relay-based Monaco system with his regular partner Rene Bacherich.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
and checkers
International draughts
International draughts is a board game, one of the variants of draughts. It is played on a 10×10 board with alternatingly dark and light squares, of which only the 50 dark ones are used. There are two players on opposite sides, with 20 pieces each, light for one player and dark for the other...
player. In 1947 he became the world champion in checkers. In bridge, he was a WBF Grand Master and won the World Team Olympiad
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...
in 1960 and Bermuda Bowl
Bermuda Bowl
The Bermuda Bowl is a trophy awarded to the winners of the Open series in the World Team Championship in contract bridge and is named for the site of the inaugural tournament held in 1950...
in 1956 as a member of the French bridge team, as well as European titles in 1953, 1955, 1962, and second places in 1956 and 1961.
In his early years Ghestem also played chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, and made it to the fourth position in the 1944 Chess Championship of North France.
In bridge, Pierre Ghestem is well-known for his contributions to the theory of bidding. He was the author of Ghestem convention
Ghestem
In the game of bridge, Ghestem is a conventional overcall structure, utilising 2NT, 3, and the cuebid over an opposing opening at the one level to denote two-suited hands in two of the remaining three suits....
two-suiter bids, and has significantly contributed to the theory of relay systems. He authored and played the relay-based Monaco system with his regular partner Rene Bacherich.
External links
- http://www.gabrial-ui.com/about_bridge/conventions/PIERREGH.HTM